10.0
10.0
Where's Charley?
1952
Director
David Butler
Directing
Born:December 16, 1894
Died:June 14, 1979(aged 84)
Birthplace:San Francisco, California, USA
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CommunityBiography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director. Butler was born in San Francisco, California. His mother was an actress and his father was a theater stage manager. His first acting roles were playing extras in stage plays. He later appeared in two D. W. Griffith films, The Girl Who Stayed Home and The Greatest Thing in Life. He also appeared in the 1927 Academy-Award winning film 7th Heaven. The same year, Butler made his directorial debut with High School Hero, a comedy for Fox. During Butler's nine-year tenure at Fox, he directed over thirty films, including four Shirley Temple vehicles. Butler's last film for Fox, Kentucky, won Walter Brennan an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Butler worked with Bing Crosby in Road to Morocco and If I Had My Way. He directed many films starring Doris Day, among them It's a Great Feeling, Tea for Two, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Lullaby of Broadway, April in Paris, and Calamity Jane. During the late '50s and 1960s, Butler directed primarily television episodes, mainly for Leave It to Beaver and Wagon Train. For his contributions to the film industry, Butler was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 with a motion pictures star located at 6561 Hollywood Boulevard.
Filmography (107 movies)
8.5
8.5
Should Second Husbands Come First?
1927
as The Widow's Older Son
7.3
7.3
7th Heaven
1927
as Gobin
7.1
7.1
East Side of Heaven
1939
Director
7.0
7.0
Down To Earth
1932
Director
7.0
7.0
Doubting Thomas
1935
Director
7.0
7.0
Have a Heart
1934
Director
7.0
7.0
Calamity Jane
1953
Director
6.9
6.9
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
Director
6.9
6.9
Road to Morocco
1942
Director
6.8
6.8
Sunny Side Up
1929
Producer
6.7
6.7
Captain January
1936
Director
6.7
6.7
Bright Eyes
1934
Director
6.5
6.5
The Little Colonel
1935
Director
6.4
6.4
If I Had My Way
1940
Director
6.3
6.3
King Richard and the Crusaders
1954
Director
6.2
6.2
Delicious
1931
Director
6.2
6.2
The Littlest Rebel
1935
Director
6.2
6.2
The Command
1954
Director
6.1
6.1
Pigskin Parade
1936
Director
6.0
6.0
Tea for Two
1950
Director
6.0
6.0
The Plastic Age
1925
as James Henley
6.0
6.0
The Quarterback
1926
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
6.0
6.0
White Fang
1936
Director
6.0
6.0
My Wild Irish Rose
1947
Director
6.0
6.0
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
Director
6.0
6.0
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Director
6.0
6.0
A Connecticut Yankee
1931
Director
6.0
6.0
Straight, Place and Show
1938
Director
6.0
6.0
Two Guys from Texas
1948
Director
5.9
5.9
They Got Me Covered
1943
Director
5.9
5.9
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953
Director
5.9
5.9
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
Director
5.9
5.9
San Antonio
1945
Director
5.8
5.8
It's a Great Feeling
1949
Director
5.8
5.8
Kentucky
1938
Director
5.8
5.8
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949
Director
5.8
5.8
Lullaby of Broadway
1951
Director
5.7
5.7
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
Producer
5.7
5.7
Look for the Silver Lining
1949
Director
5.7
5.7
Just Imagine
1930
Director
5.6
5.6
The Arizona Express
1924
as Steve Butler
5.6
5.6
Caught in the Draft
1941
Director
5.5
5.5
You'll Find Out
1940
Producer
5.4
5.4
The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946
Director
5.3
5.3
The Village Blacksmith
1922
as Bill Hammond
5.2
5.2
Playmates
1941
Director
5.1
5.1
The Sky Pilot
1921
as Bill Hendricks
5.1
5.1
The Blue Eagle
1926
as Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
5.0
5.0
The Other Half
1919
as Cpl. Jimmy
5.0
5.0
Hoodman Blind
1923
as Jack Yeulette
5.0
5.0
Glory
1956
Director
5.0
5.0
C'mon, Let's Live a Little
1967
Director
5.0
5.0
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950
Director
4.8
4.8
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
1919
as Johann August Kant
4.8
4.8
Bottoms Up
1934
Screenplay
4.8
4.8
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
Director
4.7
4.7
Salute
1929
Director
4.7
4.7
The County Fair
1920
as Joel Bartlett
4.5
4.5
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1951
Director
4.5
4.5
Business and Pleasure
1932
Director
4.4
4.4
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946
Director
4.4
4.4
April in Paris
1952
Director
4.2
4.2
John Loves Mary
1949
Director
4.1
4.1
You're a Sweetheart
1937
Director
3.5
3.5
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
Director
3.4
3.4
Jump Into Hell
1955
Director
3.0
3.0
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929
Writer
1.0
1.0
Cause for Divorce
1923
as Tom Parker
1.0
1.0
Handy Andy
1934
Director
Mary of the Movies
1923
as David Butler (uncredited)
Better Times
1919
as Peter Van Alstyne
Oh, Baby!
1926
Poor Men's Wives
1923
as Jim Maherne
The Fog
1923
as Si Plumb
According to Hoyle
1922
as "Boxcar" Simmons
Nugget Nell
1919
as Big Hearted Jim
The Rush Hour
1927
as William Finch
Nobody's Widow
1927
as Ned Stevens
Havoc
1925
as Smithy
Prima Donna
1956
Director
Wages for Wives
1925
as Chester Logan
The People vs. Nancy Preston
1925
as Bill Preston
The Hero
1923
as Bill Walters
Bonnie, Bonnie Lassie
1919
as David
The Pointing Finger
1919
The Triflers
1920
Fickle Women
1920
as Calvin Price
A Petal on the Current
1919
as Ed Kinealy
The Wise Kid
1922
as Freddie Smith
Tracked in the Snow Country
1925
as Terry Moulton
The Greatest Thing in Life
1918
as Mr. Le Bebe
Womanpower
1926
as Mallory
Code of the West
1925
as Bid Hatfield
The Narrow Street
1925
as Ray Wyeth
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
1925
as Bud Matthews
The Sap
1926
as Vance
The Temple of Venus
1923
as Nat Harper
Masked Emotions
1929
Director
Hold Me Tight
1933
Director
Handle with Care
1932
Director
Prep and Pep
1928
Director
Win That Girl
1928
Director
High School Hero
1927
Director
My Weakness
1933
Director
The Right Approach
1961
Director
High Society Blues
1930
Director
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